Financial Market Preview - Friday 25-Sep

US equity futures are modestly firmer, while Asian markets are mostly lower in holiday-thinned trade and European equities are higher. Attention remains on fluctuations in oil prices and bond yields, with markets finding some support from reports that the US and Iran are exploring a phased agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, meanwhile hawkish Fed commentary continues to reinforce expectations for further tightening. Elsewhere, the Trump-Xi talks broadly played out as expected, with few specifics on potential deliverables.

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